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During his presidency Bush handed out "Point of Light Awards" six days a week to citizens working to aid their communities through volunteer work. [10] In 1990 Bush spearheaded the creation of the Points of Light Foundation, the goal of which was to promote private, non-governmental solutions to social issues.
The Points of Light Foundation was created in 1990 as a nonprofit organization in Washington, D.C. to promote the spirit of volunteerism described by U.S. President George H. W. Bush in his 1989 inaugural address, [3] "I have spoken of a thousand points of light, of all the community organizations that are spread like stars throughout the ...
The Second Mile grew, serving about 20,000 kids in 1989 to more than 300,000 in 2010. [6] U.S. President George H. W. Bush praised the group as a "shining example" of charity work in a 1990 letter, [7] one of that president's much-promoted "Thousand points of light" encouragements to volunteer community organizations. [8]
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The Corporate Engagement Award of Excellence was established in 1993 by the Points of Light Institute. It acknowledges the efforts and merits of businesses for the spread of voluntary work. [32] The organization also created the Points of Light Award for volunteers (individuals or groups) engaged in problem-solving tasks. [33]
Kirk Mayes leads food rescue nonprofit Forgotten Harvest with community in mind. He's the recipient of the 2022 Eleanor Josaitis Unsung Leader award.
1989 - President George Bush Sr. named Helen verDuin Palit his Fourth Point of Light in his Thousand Points of Light Community Service Award. [3] 2014 - Recipient of the Ellis Island Medal of Honor. She was also recognized for this achievement in congress. [4]
As of Saturday night, Judith Light and Jasmine Guy were finally able to add “Emmy winner” to their list of career achievements. The pair picked up trophies on the first night of the two-part ...